
<p class="title" align="center">Triangle Java Users Group Presents:</p>
<p class="header4" align="center">Introduction to Cocoon 2.0</p>
<p class="header4" align="center"><span align="center" class="header3">presented
  by Conrad D'Cruz and Andrew Oliver</span></p>

<p align="center"><b>Monday, October 21, 2002 </b><br>
<b>6:30 PM - 9:00 PM</b> <br>


<b>MCNC Auditorium</b> <br>
3021 Cornwallis Road <br>
Research Triangle Park, North Carolina</p>


<p><span class="header2">Abstract:</span><br>
Apache Cocoon is a web publishing framework that uses Java, XML, and
 XSLT technologies to create server applications.  Using pipelined SAX
processing,
 the applications can be designed for performance and scalability.
</p>
<p>
 Cocoon 2.0 supports a strong separation of concerns: content, logic, and style,
 has a centralized configuration system, and provides a sophisticated caching system.
 </p>
 <p>
 In this presentation we will cover the basics of Cocoon and provide a
 detailed demonstration of each of the salient features of Cocoon 2.0.</p>

<p><span class="header2">About Speakers:</span><br>
Conrad D'Cruz works as a Senior Applications Engineer and designs and
 implements server side J2EE applications for CRM web sites.  He has been an
active member
 of the Triangle JUG since 1998 and recently co-authored a
 book on Cocoon 2.0 published by Sybex in October 2002.  He has since recovered
 from the ordeal of writing the book and would now like to give others the
benefits
 of his experiences over the past 8 months.
</p>
<p>
 Andrew Oliver is a professional cat herder by trade who moonlights as an
independent  software developer
  <a href="http://www.superlinksoftware.com">
  (http://www.superlinksoftware.com)</a>.
    When he's not
  working on a contract doing something web and/or database related,
  he's hacking on the Apache POI project
  <a href="http://jakarta.apache.org"> (http://jakarta.apache.org) </a>
  which he co-founded or is hacking on Cocoon or playing with a new
  language called 'D'
  <a href ="http://www.opend.org"> (http://www.opend.org)</a>.
  You can read more about Andy and his random ramblings here:
<a href="http://www.trilug.org/~acoliver/"> http://www.trilug.org/~acoliver/</a>.
  Andy is the current Triangle Java Users Group speaker coordinator,
  secretary, and acting treasurer.

</p>



<span class="header2">Agenda:</span>
6:30 - 7:00 PM -- Meet, Talk, Snacks <br>
7:00 - 7:15 -- JUG Business and Announcements <br>
7:15 - 8:15 -- Presentation <br>
8:15 - 8:30 -- Discussion with Presenter <br>
9:00 - Doors close <br>

<br>


<p><span class="header2">Admission:</span><br>
Paid-up members of TriJUG may attend without additional charge.
Non members are asked to pay $5 per meeting. But, if you are either a full time student or unemployed, then we ask only $2 per meeting.</p>





<p><span class="header2">DIRECTIONS to MCNC:</span><br>
<b>From Raleigh:</b><br>
Take I-40 West toward Durham and Chapel Hill. You will enter RTP. Where I-40 splits, bear right onto the Durham Freeway North (Highway 147). Take the Cornwallis Road Exit. At the end of the exit ramp, bear right - cross back over the Freeway. MCNC is located approximately 3/4 mile on the right.</p>


<p><b>From Durham:</b><br>
Get on the Durham Freeway South (Highway 147). Take the Cornwallis Road exit. At the end of the ramp, bear right - MCNC is approximately 3/4 mile on right. </p>

<p align="center">Click here for <a href="http://trijug.org/mcnc/?/directions.html">map with directions</a>, or visit the <a href="http://trijug.org/mcnc/?/">MCNC web site</a>.</p>

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